Wis. Admin. Code Employment Relations Commission ERC 13.03 - Request for mediation services
(1) WHO MAY FILE. A
request for mediation services may be filed by a municipal employer or by the
exclusive collective bargaining representative of a bargaining unit of
municipal employees or by the certified or recognized negotiation
representative of a unit of firefighter or law enforcement supervisors, or by
anyone authorized to act on their behalf.
(2) FORM; FILING; FILING FEE; SERVICE. A
request that the commission provide the services of a mediator shall be in
writing on a form provided by the commission, or a facsimile of the
commission's form. The request is not filed until it and the filing fee
established by s.
ERC 10.08(3) have been received by the
commission at its Madison office during normal business hours specified in s.
ERC 10.06(1). If any request for mediator
services concerns issues arising as a result of more than one unrelated event
or occurrence, each separate event or occurrence shall be treated as a separate
request for which a separate filing fee shall be assessed. The request shall be
transmitted to the commission as set forth in s.
ERC 10.06(1). If the request is filed in
paper form, a total of 1 copy of the request shall be included. The fee may be
transmitted to the commission by physical delivery or mail. Unless the request
is submitted jointly, the party filing the request shall, at the same time,
serve a copy of the request on the other party as set forth in s.
ERC 10.07.
(3)
CONTENTS. A request for mediation services shall include all of the following:
(a) The name and address of the municipal
employer involved, and the name, address and phone number of its principal
representative. Fax numbers and e-mail addresses shall be included, if
available.
(b) The name and address
of the exclusive representative involved, and the name, address and phone
number of its principal representative. Fax numbers and e-mail addresses shall
be included, if available.
(c) A
statement whether the general nature of the dispute is a collective bargaining
agreement negotiation dispute, a grievance dispute, or another type of labor
dispute.
(d) A statement
identifying the particular dispute involved by providing the following
information regarding the following types of disputes:
1. For a collective bargaining agreement
negotiation dispute, the bargaining unit and number of personnel involved, the
expiration date of any existing collective bargaining agreement, and the status
of any other collective bargaining agreement negotiations pending between the
parties.
2. For a grievance
dispute, the bargaining unit and grievance involved, and the number of
personnel potentially affected by the grievance.
3. For another type of labor dispute, a
description of the issues in dispute and the number of personnel potentially
affected.
(e) A request
that the commission take one of the following actions:
1. Select and designate a member of the
commission or of its staff to act as mediator.
2. Designate as mediator a particular
commissioner or commission staff member jointly requested by the parties, or
one of a number of particular commissioners or commission staff members jointly
requested by the parties, if available.
(f) A statement whether the request is being
submitted by the exclusive representative, the municipal employer, or
both.
(g) The date on which the
mediation request is transmitted to the commission.
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